What is Oleato? Starbucks' winter menu includes coffee with olive oil
The holidays are over and while the doldrums of winter approach, there is something to look forward to – Starbucks' winter menu, which will include Oleato.
The winter menu launches Tuesday, Jan. 2, with the oleato beverages launching Tuesday, Jan. 30.
What is Oleato?
Last year, Starbucks introduced in Italy a line of coffee beverages that infused Starbucks' arabica coffee with a spoonful of Partanna cold pressed, extra virgin olive oil. The drinks were available in select markets like Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, New York, Boston, Dallas, Miami and Austin, Texas.
"Oleato represents the next revolution in coffee that brings together an alchemy of nature’s finest ingredients – Starbucks arabica coffee beans and Partanna cold pressed extra virgin olive oil,” said Howard Schultz, then Starbucks interim chief executive officer last February.
On Jan. 30, Starbucks will launch the Oleato Oatmilk Latte and Oleato Golden Foam Iced Oatmilk.
What does Oleato taste like?
The reviews have been a mixed bag, to say the least. According to the website Let's Eat Cake the Oleato drinks Starbucks released last year weren't bad. The olive oil mixed well with the espresso and cold-brew coffee. The best option, in their opinion, was the latte.
According to Nick O'Malley at masslive.com, "It’s not bad. It’s just viscous, bland homogenized caffeine that’s been bent and twisted in many ways that it just passes from cup to mouth with as little personality as possible."
As with anything, it will depend on your personal preferences and whether you like extra-virgin olive oil. You can also just get a simple cup of Starbucks coffee which is pleasant enough and strong enough to get your day started.
What is on the Starbucks winter menu?
The rest of the winter menu includes:
Iced Hazelnut Oatmilk Shaken Espresso
Pistachio Latte
Pistachio Cream Cold Brew
Chicken Maple Butter Egg Sandwich
Potato Cheddar Chive Bakes
Valentine's Day Cake Pop
Vanilla Bean Custard Danish
Where to find Starbucks in Delaware
Target Brandywine, 1050 Brandywine Parkway, Brandywine Hundred
Concord Pike North Wilmington, 4125 Concord Pike, Talleyville
Greenville Powder Mill Square, 3828 Kennett Pike, Greenville
Wilmington Nemours Building, 1007 N. Orange St., Wilmington
627 Market St., Wilmington
201 N. Walnut St., Wilmington
329 Justison St., Wilmington
6280 Limestone Road, Hockessin
Acme Pike Creek, 4720 Limestone Road, Pike Creek
Windsor Plaza, 2209 Farrand Drive, Milltown
Target, 3140 Kirkwood Highway, Prices Corner
JP Morgan Stanton, 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Stanton
Delaware Turnpike & New Castle, 2160 New Castle Ave., New Castle
University of Delaware, 141 E. Main St., Newark
Acme Newark, 100 Suburban Drive, Newark
Delaware Biden Welcome Center, 530 JFK Memorial Highway, Newark
Christiana Mall — Macy's, 132 Christiana Mall, Christiana
Target Christiana, 800 Christiana Mall, Christiana
Christiana Fashion Center, 3240 Fashion Center Blvd., Christiana
Hares Corner, 27 Christiana Road, near New Castle
Eden Square, 200 Eden Circle, Bear
Glasgow, 2470 Pulaski Highway, Glasgow
Safeway Newark, 2400 Peoples Plaza, Glasgow
Westown Town Centre, 1004 E. Bunker Hill Road, Middletown
Middletown Crossing, 454 E. Main St., Middletown
1350 S. DuPont Blvd., Smyrna
1481 N. DuPont Highway, Dover
30 DuPont Highway, Dover
Target Dover, 148 John Hunn Brown Road, Dover
Safeway Dover, 190 John Hunn Brown Road, Dover
4009 S. John Hunn Brown Road, Dover
616 N. DuPont Blvd., Milford
201 College Park Lane, Georgetown
23481 N. Sussex Highway, Seaford
Acme Rehoboth Beach, 18578 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach
19946 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach
301 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach
Giant Long Neck, 25939 John J. Williams Highway, Long Neck
28662 DuPont Blvd., Millsboro
Giants Millville, 38069 Town Center Drive, Millville
Harris Teeter Selbyville, 31221 American Parkway, Selbyville
State Line Plaza, 38670 Sussex Highway, Delmar
2425 N. Salisbury Road, Salisbury, Maryland
1111 S. Salisbury Blvd., Maryland
53001 123rd and Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Maryland
Quality Inn Boardwalk, 1610 Baltimore Ave., Ocean City, Maryland
12911 Ocean Gateway, Ocean City, Maryland
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